Interior: Potential BLM Pick Has Fought For Ranchers, Property Rights

"Karen Budd-Falen, a Wyoming-based property rights attorney and member of the Trump administration's transition team at the Interior Department, is in the running to take the helm of the Bureau of Land Management, according to sources in both the conservation movement and ranching industry.

A White House spokeswoman declined to confirm that President Trump has decided on a nominee for the post. Sources familiar with the selection said it would be unlikely to be made official until after Trump's nominee for deputy secretary of the Interior, David Bernhardt, is confirmed.

In the meantime, Utah state Rep. Mike Noel (R), who heavily promoted his own interest in the BLM post after the November elections, praised the potential selection of Budd-Falen."

Jennifer Yachnin reports for Greenwire June 16, 2017.

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"Karen Budd-Falen, The Bundy Family’s Lawyer, May Be Trump’s Pick To Manage Federal Lands" (Salon)